Text O回 6 A nam e ending in -m an or erusually suggests a trade or occupation,although as the spelling w as only fixed in the 19th century, they often look different from the orig inal w ord,for exam ple Latim er m eaning ranslator, and Jenner,engineer.Personal or m oral qualities generated nam es as w ell:G ood, G oodchild,Thoroughgood,and B lake (B lack). Text
6 A n am e en d in g in -m an o r -e r u su a lly suggests a trade or occupation, although as the sp ellin g w as o n ly fix ed in th e 1 9 th c e n tu ry , th ey o ften lo o k d ifferen t fro m th e o rig in al w ord, for exam ple L atim er m eaning ran slato r, a n d Je n n e r, e n g in e e r. P e rso n a l o r m o ra l q u a litie s g e n e ra te d n a m e s a s w e ll: G o o d , G oodchild, T horoughgood, an d B lak e (B lack ). Text
Text 7 Many surnames come from someone's relationship with another,such as Williamson (William's son).This naming pattern between a father and his heirs can be seen clearly in Sweden,where each successive generation followed suit:The so-called Hans Peterson would be the son of Peter,and Hans Peterson's son would be called Jan Hanson.(On the female side,the daughter of Hans would be called Hansdotter. More. ☐Text
7 Many surnames come from someone's relationship with another, such as Williamson (William's son). This naming pattern between a father and his heirs can be seen clearly in Sweden, where each successive generation followed suit: The so-called Hans Peterson would be the son of Peter, and Hans Peterson's son would be called Jan Hanson. (On the female side, the daughter of Hans would be called Hansdotter.) Text
》力 Text a回 The Norman French added Fitz-to m ean child of as in Fitzpatrick,the child of Patrick.The Irish used 0',as in 0'B rien,the Dutch used van (van Buren),the French used de (de G aulle), A rabic speakers used ibn (ibn Saud)and the S cottish used M ac (M acD onald).N ext tim e you feel like a ham burger,try asking for a "son o f B ig D o n a ld",p le a s e a big Mac. Text
The Norman F rench added F itz- to m ean child of as in F itzp atrick , th e ch ild o f P atrick . T h e Irish u sed O ' , as in O 'B rien , th e D utch used van (van B uren), the F rench used de (de G au lle), A rabic speakers used ib n (ib n S aud) and the S co ttish u sed M ac (M acD onald). N ext tim e you fe e l lik e a ham burger, try ask in g fo r a " so n o f B i g D o n a l d " , p l e a s e – a big Mac. Text
Text 8 A historic event,such as invasion by a foreign pow er,has often had an effect on surnam es,especially w hen the official language of the new ly-created colony w as changed.This is particularly noticeable in regions ofC entral and Eastern Europe,w here the borders and the language used w ithin them have changed several tim es over recent years. W hen the English invaded Ireland in the 1660s,and English becam e the legal language, G aelic nam es w ere anglicized or translated 1 n t 0 E n g Text
8 A h isto ric e v e n t, su c h a s in v asio n b y a fo reig n p o w er, h a s o fte n h a d a n e ffe c t o n su rn a m e s, e sp e c ia lly w h e n th e o ffic ia l lan g u ag e o f th e n ew ly -created co lo n y w a s changed. T h is is p articu larly n o ticeab le in reg io n s o f C en tral and E astern E urope, w here th e b o rd ers an d th e language used w ithin them have changed several tim es o v er recen t y ears. W h en th e E n g lish in v ad ed Irelan d in th e 1660s, and E nglish becam e the legal language, G aelic nam es w ere an g licized o r tra n sla te d i n t o E n g l i s h . Text
Text a回 9 It's often possible for Westerners to recognize the nationality or origin of people by their names,but this is much i more difficult for Asians to do.There are as many rules about this as there are names but we can suggest some very general guidelines about given names.Basically,if a given name ends in -e or -a,it may be a woman s name. If it ends in a consonant, it's probably a man's name. More. Text
9 It's often possible for Westerners to recognize the nationality or origin of people by their names, but this is much more difficult for Asians to do. There are as many rules about this as there are names but we can suggest some very general guidelines about given names. Basically, if a given name ends in -e or -a, it may be a woman's name. If it ends in a consonant, it's probably a man's name. Text